Learning Objectives

• Recognise the main structural differences between bacteria and fungi
• Correlate structural differences between pathogens and the eukaryotic host with MoA of drugs and toxicity
• Correlate the principles of microbial pathogenesis and transmission to risk groups and control measures
• List important commensal flora within host sites

Commensal Flora

• what are commensal bacteria?
• what 2 areas is the body divided into regarding microorganisms?
• what is meant by normal flora being site-specific?
• what types of infections do commensal flora cause?

Bacteria & Fungi

• what types of cells are bacteria and fungi?
• what features of pathogens are they classified by?
• what are the virulence factors of bacteria?
• what is the function of bacterial endospores?
• how are fungal spores different?
• Microbial Identification

Infection

• what are 4 critical points of infection?